Who benefits from renewed US-Iran hostilities?
9 July 2026, 14:21 PM
Geopolitical Insights
Can India and Pakistan still make peace?
7 July 2026, 15:24 PM
Geopolitical Insights
Why Israel has more to fear from US-Iran peace than war
6 July 2026, 16:08 PM
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America at 250 and Bangladesh’s strategic moment
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Why Bangladesh can’t ignore Myanmar’s diplomatic comeback
5 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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Can the China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor become a reality?
1 July 2026, 00:10 AM
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India’s push-ins are not a border problem
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Why Bangladesh’s ‘Look East’ policy matters more than ever
28 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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The real danger in the US-Iran ceasefire
27 June 2026, 08:35 AM
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The real question behind Tarique Rahman's China visit
25 June 2026, 09:13 AM
Geopolitical Insights
Vive la Revolution… again?
In what is looking like the most shocking election result so far this year, the French left-wing alliance New Popular Front (NPF) emerged victorious.
10 July 2024, 08:10 AM
How a US act revived Sino-Indian confrontation over Tibet
Almost six decades after the Sino-Indian war over the Tibetan border issue, the US’ Resolve Tibet Act would certainly bring the issue out of historical obscurity.
10 July 2024, 04:00 AM
Lessons from four elections: More challenges to democracy ahead
Do these elections indicate a strategy to beat populist politics?
9 July 2024, 13:00 PM
The Bangladesh-India friendship dilemma
India’s current leaders along with big business oligarchy have been pursuing a one-sided foreign policy.
3 July 2024, 02:00 AM
Biden needs to go, but he won’t
There is still time to introduce a new face and a charged voice.
29 June 2024, 15:27 PM
Sudan crisis explained: Why wars are not a matter of the past
To look away from Sudan, at this time, is tantamount to complicity.
26 June 2024, 11:22 AM
Civil war in Myanmar: Bangladesh should revisit its national security strategy
It is high time Bangladesh revised its national security strategy and worked in close collaboration with the other key regional players.
26 June 2024, 04:00 AM
The stakes are too high for the world to fail Palestine
Realising the stakes of the failure to address the current Gaza genocide, millions of people have been coming to the streets to protest.
20 June 2024, 05:00 AM
Death of Bangladeshi youths in the US: When violence hits home
The police killings of Win Rozario and Sayed Faisal, Bangladeshi American youth, have put the role of law enforcers under great scrutiny.
16 June 2024, 14:00 PM
Trump, now a felon, presents huge political challenge
Say what you will about former US President Donald Trump, but give him his due.
6 June 2024, 03:00 AM
India’s election opens the door to the past
India witnessed a tumultuous time between May 1996 and October 1999 when coalition governments came and left in quick succession.
5 June 2024, 08:49 AM
Rafah on fire: Is the cult of the US and Israel above international law?
The world is now slowly opening its eyes to the genocide in Gaza, coming to terms with the need for Israel's accountability.
29 May 2024, 02:00 AM
All eyes on Rafah: Where are the red lines?
The videos emerging from Rafah show how far the world and humanity has rotted in the past eight months.
28 May 2024, 08:30 AM
Biden-Netanyahu standoff complicates the Gaza conflict
The Israeli prime minister believes he can face off with the US president.
22 May 2024, 04:00 AM
We are not just bystanders in the colonial space
The optics of visible solidarity for Palestine is important because it shows that the world is witnessing and recording this blatant act of outright dehumanisation.
21 May 2024, 10:50 AM
Who was Raisi and what does his death mean?
Given the turbulent state of the Middle East at the moment, the repercussions of Raisi’s death could have effects in not only Iran but also the wider region.
21 May 2024, 09:40 AM
'What's happening in Gaza is not a religious crisis'
Rabbi Alissa Wise, founder of Rabbis for Ceasefire, talks about Jewish solidarity with Gaza in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star.
15 May 2024, 04:00 AM
Fear and loathing surrounding India’s election
After the first phase of voting, Modi seems to have changed his campaign strategy, focusing more on firing up BJP's Hindu base.
15 May 2024, 04:00 AM
Pro-Palestine protests: Student demands for divestment are not new
These demands are built on a decades-long foundation constructed by an international solidarity movement in support of Palestinian liberation.
8 May 2024, 05:00 AM
Israel's Rafah invasion, rejection of the Hamas ceasefire deal, and US role
Hamas wants a permanent ceasefire, while Israel wants a temporary truce.
7 May 2024, 13:00 PM